Soap's Mad Hair Party

It was our good friend, Soap's birthday last night and the theme was Mad Hair Party.

At first, thought I can just buy wig, which I also intend to donate to Blue Chili afterwards. But due to unforeseen work-related stuff that I had to do last weekend, I wasn't able to buy the wig. Instead, Dave came up with an alternative, that is hair color spray. Cheap, easy and washable! Bought 5 colors that include Shocky Pink, Millenium Silver, Millenium Gold, Copper Red and Multi Color

But first, the RO Pinoy mafia went to a very huge dinner at Boat Noodles for our new friend and hope to be future colleague Arnie-- deep fried spare ribs, stir fried long eggplant, deep fried fish with green mango salad, fish amok and spring rolls.

all smiles are Mikey, Arnie and Dave

Ascon, Anne, me and Eric

After which, no time on our side, Dave, Mikey and I started the hair do! Had different colors on my hair--majorly pink and silver. Dave covered his in full gold while Mikey sprayed his newly shaved head with silver.

Happy Birthday Soap!

Salamat

from superb and loving friends Michael and Soap

from my two soul singing sisters Jessie and Nettie

from my sweet sister, Nettie

from my favorite bitch, Haniz (who also gave me the fab cake)

from my soul sistah, Jessie

from a very cool friend, Soap

from my party buddy, Noh

from one of the craziest girl in PP, Kunthea

thanks to the sweetest couple on earth, JP and F

from my fab fashionista friend Don

Blessed for the year that passed and looking forward to another great, rocking year ahead. Now, just want to thank some people who have made my life fabulous!

Dad- thanks for watching over us
Mom- who never failed to support every decision that I make
Dexter- who took the responsibility of taking care of mom and we know it wasn't easy
Ate Sarah- whom I know deep inside cares for me so much..words may not say it all ate but thanks
Nephews and nieces- who reminds me how happy life can be
My kuyas and sister in laws- for all the support
Jao- my shopping and coffee buddy, thanks for all the happy moments and for making me realize my worth
Rosie- simply for being a sister to me
Karl- for the inuman moments and the trust..in fairness, you care pala talga
Evan- for (still) being gullible
Junel- for being my baby..chos! ish!
98s - who continually rock my world even if laitin pa ko ng todo todo..to my sisses who would cry and laugh with me anywhere in the world and to my brods/brisses who love me unconditionally
RO Pinoy Mafia- for keeping me sane in the office
Franco and JP- for showing me that love can move heaven and earth
Soap and Michael- for being there for me and letting me be part of their (daily) lives. love you both!
Don- for making me realize na pwede pala akong model..chos! seriously, didn't know na mag-kiclick pala tayo, but thanks for letting me be your friend
Noh, Fousing, Tyra and Kunthea- for the fun times that we shared and the friendship that we have
Ratanak- for being my baby brother who also takes care of me...
Jessie and Nettie- for taking care of me when I badly needed it and loving me for who I am. So grateful of our friendship
Papa Jesus- who allowed me to meet these people

I can create an unending list and I know one shouldn't wait till a special day arrives to say this but, here I am. And I'm sending a very big and warm hug and appreciation to everyone (you know who you are) who made my year one of the best in the good and bad times. All my love and kisses!!

My birthday cake

Super big thanks to my bitch friend, Haniz for this yummy and cute cake!

A Full Thursday

Started my day with the new Knorr borbor which Dave gave to us as sample. Wasn't quite happy with it but good enough.

Lunch time, our team went to Cafe Paris since two of our colleagues are leaving. It was my first time to eat there, not so fab but good.I ordered fish cake though.

On my way to a meeting, saw the blue X stand banners of San Mig Light and believe me, I never felt so happy to see an X stand banner until that moment. Immediately, I sent a group text to the pinoy mafia! I want San Mig Light!
On the way home, Dave, Eric, Mikey and I went to KFC along the riverfront area for dinner. Each had our own 2 piece chicken except for Eric.
After which, we walked along the riverfront looking for those San Mig Light X stand banners. Checked the prices until we bumped into Jun of San Miguel. Luckily, he offered us 1 free bottle of San Mig Light! Winner!!
Before coming to Cambodia, it was my favorite drink. Or let's say that's my preferred drink, especially back in college. San Mig Light reminds me those Thursday nights at ICs bar in Los Banos.


It was indeed a full day for me. Hope to hit the gym soon!

Nettie and her Luau party

Nettie, as she is famously called, is off back to Oz land on March 1. Just the thought of it already makes me sad...but thanks to skype, we can still catch up online.

First heard of Nettie through Philippe when they were setting up their band. Knowing that she's half Filipina made me excited and eager to meet her. And the long wait arrived during P's bday party in Siem Reap. That was just the start.

More girls night outs followed, especially when I met Jessie (lead female singer of Cambojam). Undoubtedly, my siem reap visits are all awesome...and the more I wanted to go there even if its a 6-hour bus ride.

Now that Nettie's leaving, Jessie and I planned a surprise Luau party for her and would like to thank the following:

to Ryan and Beck for dressing up our girl for a mocked up photoshoot.

to Mourad for the discount on our sosyal cake


to our guests who kept our secret


who graciously attended


and kept up with the theme


to Tyler and Erwan for an impromptu performance

to Fabien

Bertrand

Philippe

and Ryan for jamming

and to the girls for planning everything.

Goin' to miss you Nettie girl.

Saturday the 13th 2010

Time flies so fast that we didn't realize that it's Fly's first anniversary already. Thinking about it, Fly has been a witnessed to so many unforgettable and crazy events. But yesterday's celebration was no exception.

"the man behind FLY"

After getting enough booze, the group headed to Riverhouse lounge where a female DJ controlled everyone's moves. Felt like I was in BKK coz of the techno music playing the whole time.


Come 2am, we headed to our usual after party eating place and had bobo (porridge). Then our friends suggested to get sugarcane in Takmeo sinces its Chinese New Year and its a sign of good luck. Me and Franco immediately agreed. Besides, there's nothing to do, right?

Arrived in the sugarcane place in 15 minutes and was surprised when we saw these...

We (Franco and me) thought we'll just drink sugarcane juice...but I guess not.

Noh bought two palms of sugarcane and we headed to the temple area to offer incense...and ask for blessings


Every once in a while, the gong is played which gives cue to the people outside to shake the sugarcane. (Felt like this was palm sunday). And here's Noh and Franco shaking it.

They say getting this done three times is enough. So what will happen after? We had to bring the sugarcane back to Phnom Penh. How? Don't ask but yes, it's here in PP.


Happy Chinese New Year!!

CNY Hair

I've been meaning to get my hair cut...or even get a new hairstyle. So after checking possible cuts like:

OR

(prefer this.. ).

Now, the end result is............

and been trying to get used to this short hair.

Sorry isn't the hardest word to say

Lately, or let's say for the past exciting moments of my life, I've been getting apologies. These can range from small to big hurtful things. Nonetheless, I still have to move on.

I know that there are certain things that we need to apologize for, especially if we really have offended/hurt someone. As for me, I sometimes or most of the time, let it pass and pretend that everything's okay. I mean, who would want to have an enemy, right? At the end of the day, we don't want to sleep thinking about the bad things that happened to us.

But, thinking about it, it's always good to hear someone sincerely apologizing. Nowadays, I think it'll be very rare to find someone like that. And those people who are like these, they are worthy to be forgiven.

Last night, got this long message of apology that is soooooooo funny. After a long tiring Monday, that message really made my day. But next time he'll say/do something wrong again, I got his permission to slap him.

Valentine's Day 2010

Who would have thought that one movie can have most, if not all, damn good looking men and women of hollywood? This is a must to watch on the big screen, I hope!

Karen on a canvas

Made this (forcefully) when everyone in the office were asked to draw something to describe ourselves. Actually, I enjoyed doing this since its been a while since I did something artsy...and yeah...I can say this artwork is really special :P

so that's me...

The SCENTSY that warms my place

Last year, we spent our new year in San Diego with our relatives, the de Guzman's. As we entered their house, a distinct sweet smell welcomed us. Thought it was just a regular scent. But when we went up to the restroom, we saw this so-called lamp with liquid on it. Then we learned from our cousin, Ate Mayette, that this is the Scentsy Warmer.

Scentsy Warmer works with a lamp and candle wax (called Scentsy bar). Come to think of it, before, we only had air freshener. Then came the oil burner (which uses candle to spread the smell). And now, a better product came, the use of a lamp- safer than a candle-- and a scented candle wax which comes in like hundreds of scents.

Was super excited about the Scentsy Warmer that me and my sister immediately bought our own set. I got a full size Hugs and Kisses Scentsy Warmer


and 9 Scentsy bars with the following scents to last me for 1 year, I hope. Flirtatious, Honey Pear Cider, Lilacs and Violets, Cucumber and Lime, Simply Irrestible and Pomegranate Ice.


Love the scents...love my room...love to sleep more...

"Vego" is the way to go

My friend Romyr invited us about 2 weeks ago to this new place called Vego. At first, parang di exciting kasi vegetables davah. Knowing me, I super love meat. Pero kebs, we still went and tried it out. It was sooo good and I'm sure vegetarians out there will go crazy in this new place.

What made it more interesting is that they used different places as names for their menu. What I tried then was Australia -- its a sandwich on bagel with grilled veggies and goat cheese. Ang sarap!! Note that the bagel is freshly made! Below is the onion and pepper bagel.

Another great thing about this new place is that they deliver for free!! woohoo!! This will change my lunch habits then. :)

Welcome 2010

I really don't know what's up with me but I just felt like I needed to blog...and now, here it is...my blog back from the grave...can't even remember my password that I had to reset it.

2009 seemed like a bliss but it was a great year..blessings, challenges, heartache, new friends and lots of adventures. And now, let me list down what the first month of 2010 had brought me:

1. Got my new Nikon D3000 SLR which motivates me to learn more about photography...so far, I'm kinda loving it :)2. Bought new movies (new for me since haven't watched them) that were shown in cinemas last year. Yes, I'm so way way behind. So I got these:

3. On the 4th weekend (first weekend to really rest), i cooked adobo and menudo


4. Toured Phnom Penh and Siem Reap with the 98s

5. Reunited with my 2 REP soul sisters


6. Checked out Studio 182-- new high end club in PP located above Topaz restaurant

7. Dinner with a former jackson material...ang ganda ko, yung lang

So that was just a month and I felt like it was already a blast! Tomorrow is the start of another month, love month that's what they say...so is love just around the corner? We'll see.